Category Archives: senryu

Haiku – Femkumag

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

bindweed the longevity of words little rituals counting the elephants in the room fear of the dark he calls me witch FemkuMag, Issue 15, August 2019 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f4c0ea_3ef2d753f3f6447c961c5b2e274a80ca.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1E9-4dTnHJ5l6RmYD-WiFrI1FpgGmBfdRdFj0zGndlH4D196jkQ8Egc6c

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2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest Third Place: bipolar mother’s monochrome smile Judges Commentary: Maternal mental illness is a subject that seems to be hushed up in our culture. Especially in today’s mommy wars where mothers are pitted against … Continue reading →

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Haiku Dialogue – paper dress

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Martha Magenta

pareidolia this fear of my stepmother Haiku Dialogue – paper dress photo prompt Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation blog 10 July 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/07/10/haiku-dialogue-paper-dress/?fbclid=IwAR3b4Akxcz4sYMtkEcQXFGaaniOSAijXYHWlhjSiukfRVp0I25usGlZztwI

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Haiku, senryu and tanka in #FemkuMag

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Martha Magenta

blackberry moon the clench of his fists dream-eater her nibbled down nails have nothing left to give woodpecker he picks at my faults black-eyed Susan I should have left him the first time Previously … Continue reading →

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Senryu – Failed Haiku

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Martha Magenta

Russian doll the pig in the boy in the man olive trees we run out of small talk reject shop my reflection snubs me a pot to piss in the Blenheim Palace golden toilet Failed … Continue reading →

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Senryu – Prune Juice

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

lumps in the mattress all the jobs I’ve left undone sighing wind yesterday’s news all around the street backyard burning the neighbours’ row dwindles to dawn homebrew a taste of algae in the demijohn … Continue reading →

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Haiku – FemkuMag

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

mastectomy I test the firmness of a honeydew Lothario never a rose without a prick FemkuMag, An e-zine of Women’s Haiku, April 2019, issue eleven https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f4c0ea_4aec585388884daaac2f84751c22c12b.pdf

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Haiku – Failed Haiku

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

family reunion I add hot spices to the mulled wine foreign map the taxi driver’s prominent veins heatwave the uber driver says my street is cool Easter egg I gaze into a vacuum … Continue reading →

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Haiku and Senryu – Cattails

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Martha Magenta

last night’s dream — strands of broken web in the wind fuel price protest we burn our placards for warmth psychology teacher screaming in red ink Cattails Journal April 2019 http://www.cattailsjournal.com/issues/cattailsapril2019.pdf?fbclid=IwAR02tkE5tdCvsjgPCRiEHflf_mJ7rDXrIvAkT2TiyhuaYeyhlzmpCx2-4ZE

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Senryu – Failed Haiku

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Martha Magenta

campsite rules: don’t without authorisation all alone . . . the last chocolate cancer ward the nurses break for a cigarette pantomime taking a bow in Parliament supermarket herbs my urge … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: senryu

Haiku – Femkumag

2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest

Haiku Dialogue – paper dress

Haiku, senryu and tanka in #FemkuMag

Senryu – Failed Haiku

Senryu – Prune Juice

Haiku – FemkuMag

Haiku – Failed Haiku

Haiku and Senryu – Cattails

Senryu – Failed Haiku

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